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• Nick Wagoner, espn.com: "The guess here is that new offensive coordinator Rob Boras gives the Rams at least a little bit of a push in the right direction. The bigger problem for the Rams is that they're banged-up defensively, especially at cornerback. Quarterback Matthew Stafford and the Lions' second-ranked red-zone offense should have enough to outperform the Rams' abysmal offense, regardless of who is coordinating it. Lions, 24-20."

• Peter Schrager, foxsports.com: "The Rams offense is terrible this year, their quarterback play has been abysmal, and there's not exactly much reason to believe a change at the coordinator position is going to magically turn things around. It's on to 2016 for St. Louis. With 10 days to prepare after a heartbreaking loss, the Lions should be able to notch another W if they stuff the box and make the Rams beat them in the passing game. Lions, 27-17."

• Elliot Harrison, nfl.com: "Interesting matchup of two teams that remain in the playoff hunt. Detroit has been outstanding of late on offense, which is most noticeable in Matthew Stafford's game. The former No. 1 overall pick has thrown nine touchdown passes against only one pick since Jim Bob Cooter took over as offensive coordinator. Meanwhile, the Rams fired their offensive coordinator in hopes of pulling the coal out of Nick Foles' game. Foles, who was traded for a former No. 1 overall pick in the offseason, has failed to live up to his end of the bargain. St. Louis is last in third-down conversions, first downs, 10-play drives, passing yards and passer rating. Lions, 27-24."

• Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com: "Neither of these teams is going anywhere, but the Lions have been showing more fight than the Rams, so I'll go with Detroit in a game you won't want to watch. Lions, 14-13."

• Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com: "The Rams are closing in on a potential departure from St. Louis. The Lions are trying to recover from one of their most deflating regular-season losses in years. Most importantly, Detroit currently is the better team. Lions, 24-20."

• David Steele, sportingnews.com: "Jeff Fisher will have his 14th non-winning season in his 20 full seasons as an NFL head coach, which probably means he's about to get a contract extension. In honor of his continued bamboozling of NFL owners, expect the Rams to lose again, this time to a team that's had 10 days to digest the spirit-crushing Hail Mary loss to the Packers. For the second time this year, the Lions get to prove they haven't given up on the season. Lions, 29-14."

• Vinnie Iyer, sportingnews.com: "There's not much to like about the Rams right now. They have no hope in the passing game, which is dragging down Todd Gurley. The Lions love playing offense in a dome and have had a few extra days to figure out how to get Calvin Johnson and Golden Tate open in their quick-release passing game. Look for Marshall Faulk's favorite speedy rookie running back, Ameer Abdullah, to bust out a bit and have a better game than Gurley. Lions, 26-13."